Criminal
Sep. 9, 2015
State Supreme Court hints at reconsideration of the death penalty
Pressure from a Santa Ana federal judge's finding that California's death penalty is unconstitutional has reached the state Supreme Court.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Pressure from a Santa Ana federal judge's finding that California's death penalty
is unconstitutional has reached the state Supreme Court. The justices gave the finding
serious consideration without endorsing it in a little-noticed Aug. 24 opinion, while
hinting the question could affect future cases and might open the door to habeas peti...
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